US Politics | Major update after boy, 12, killed and 9-year-old hurt in gunfire that erupted in front of elementary school
TWO cousins have been arrested after gunfire erupted outside an elementary school in a shooting that left a 12-year-old dead. Damian Martinez, 21, and Gabriel Martinez, 19, were booked on suspicion of murder almost a year after the fatal California shooting that left multiple people injured. 
Courtesy of FamilyTwo men have been arrested in connection to the December 2021 killing of 12-year-old Alexander Alvarado '/ ' 
Cousins Damian Martinez, 21, and Gabriel Martinez, 19, were booked after gunfire erupted outside an elementary school, killing Alexander and injuring two othersNBC 4 
Police have identified the two as gang membersNBC 4 Alexander Alvarado, 12, was in the front passenger seat of his mother's wife's SUV when he was fatally struck, his mom Jenny Romero said. The driver of the car and a nine-year-old girl who was in a schoolyard playing were also struck in the shooting at Wilmington Park Elementary on December 6, police said. Little Alexander's 10-year-old brother was also in the car, but he was luckily not hit. Romero told NBC4 that her wife had just picked up the 10-year-old from school when two people ...popped out of nowhere... and opened fire. read more sun stories 
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SICK PLOT 'Black Widow' killer who paid boyfriend $100 to kill her Navy chief husband dies ...My wife (saw) his face, and she said he actually looked like my son, looked like a kid. So a kid shooting a kid,... Romero said last year. School officials stressed at the time that the shooting was unrelated to the elementary school. The two cousins, Damian and Gabriel, were arrested on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Cops said that Damian was arrested at his home in Wilmington while Gabriel was taken into custody during a traffic stop in Long Beach. Most read in The US Sun STILL SILENT Vegas shooter's girlfriend 'is healing' as she's pictured near luxury home ON EDGE Serial killer fears after 43 murders in same area show chilling pattern DECOR WAR Teen Mom fans think Vee's new house is better than Kailyn's 'tacky McMansion' UNIMPRESSED WITH DRESS Teen Mom fans divided over Cheyenne's racy wedding dress NOT BEING CHEY! Teen Mom Cheyenne shows off her butt in see-through catsuit at wedding VLAD'S Z DAY Putin vows to use 'any means' to defend stolen Ukraine regions in nuke threat Police allege that both men are gang members. Cops are still working to identify a motive behind the horrific shooting. A $20,000 reward was initially offered for information in the case, and while police said they received several helpful tips that led to the arrest, it's unclear if anyone will receive the money. ...Today is bittersweet, as we are here to announce the arrests of two dangerous gang members that have terrorized the Wilmington area, and who we believe to be responsible the senseless murder of Alexander,... said Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles official Eddie Wang. ...It is our sincere hope that these arrests will be one step closer for the family in the healing process....
Courtesy of FamilyTwo men have been arrested in connection to the December 2021 killing of 12-year-old Alexander Alvarado '/ ' Cousins Damian Martinez, 21, and Gabriel Martinez, 19, were booked after gunfire erupted outside an elementary school, killing Alexander and injuring two othersNBC 4 Police have identified the two as gang membersNBC 4 Alexander Alvarado, 12, was in the front passenger seat of his mother's wife's SUV when he was fatally struck, his mom Jenny Romero said. The driver of the car and a nine-year-old girl who was in a schoolyard playing were also struck in the shooting at Wilmington Park Elementary on December 6, police said. Little Alexander's 10-year-old brother was also in the car, but he was luckily not hit. Romero told NBC4 that her wife had just picked up the 10-year-old from school when two people ...popped out of nowhere... and opened fire. read more sun stories CATCHING A KILLER Mom's haunting words before her death revealed suspect who set her ablaze SICK PLOT 'Black Widow' killer who paid boyfriend $100 to kill her Navy chief husband dies ...My wife (saw) his face, and she said he actually looked like my son, looked like a kid. So a kid shooting a kid,... Romero said last year. School officials stressed at the time that the shooting was unrelated to the elementary school. The two cousins, Damian and Gabriel, were arrested on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Cops said that Damian was arrested at his home in Wilmington while Gabriel was taken into custody during a traffic stop in Long Beach. Most read in The US Sun STILL SILENT Vegas shooter's girlfriend 'is healing' as she's pictured near luxury home ON EDGE Serial killer fears after 43 murders in same area show chilling pattern DECOR WAR Teen Mom fans think Vee's new house is better than Kailyn's 'tacky McMansion' UNIMPRESSED WITH DRESS Teen Mom fans divided over Cheyenne's racy wedding dress NOT BEING CHEY! Teen Mom Cheyenne shows off her butt in see-through catsuit at wedding VLAD'S Z DAY Putin vows to use 'any means' to defend stolen Ukraine regions in nuke threat Police allege that both men are gang members. Cops are still working to identify a motive behind the horrific shooting. A $20,000 reward was initially offered for information in the case, and while police said they received several helpful tips that led to the arrest, it's unclear if anyone will receive the money. ...Today is bittersweet, as we are here to announce the arrests of two dangerous gang members that have terrorized the Wilmington area, and who we believe to be responsible the senseless murder of Alexander,... said Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles official Eddie Wang. ...It is our sincere hope that these arrests will be one step closer for the family in the healing process....
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